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Malika Levarlet, Robert L. Magielnicki; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2013, previously published on February 13, 2013 Higher thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 became effective on February 11, 2013. The filing thresholds are revised annually, based on the change in gross national product.
| | California Court of Appeal Recognizes That Wide Discretion Granted to a Board of Directors Under the Business Judgment Rule May Be Tempered By a Corporation's Private Contractual Obligations to Its Shareholders/Members
Alejandro E. Moreno, John P. Stigi; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2013, previously published on February 14, 2013 In Scheenstra v. California Dairies, Inc., No. F062768, --- Cal. Rptr. 3d ---, 2013 WL 363148 (Cal. App. 5th Dist. Jan. 30, 2013), the California Court of Appeal, Fifth District, affirmed the judgment of the California Superior Court, Tulare County, that the board of directors of defendant...
| | Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Claims Relating to Allegedly Misleading Press Release
Kathryn Hines, John P. Stigi; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2013, previously published on February 14, 2013 In Kleinman v. Elan Corporation, No. 11-3706-cv, 2013 WL 388006 (2d Cir. Feb. 1, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities class action lawsuit alleging that defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15...
| | New York Appeals Court Applies Liberal Standard in Reinstating a Sex Bias Claim Under the City Human Rights Law
Jonathan Sokolowski; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 14, 2013, previously published on February 13, 2013 In a recent decision from the Appellate Division, First Department, a unanimous panel reinstated claims asserted by three plaintiffs under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). The plaintiffs in Hernandez, et al. v. Kaisman, 957 N.Y.S.2d 53 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012) claimed they...
| | California Supreme Court Holds That Proof That Employer Would Have Made Same Employment Decision Absent Discrimination Precludes Award Of Damages, Backpay, Or Reinstatement
Melanie M. Hamilton; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 On February 7, 2013, the California Supreme Court held that where a plaintiff proves that unlawful discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA") was a substantial factor motivating her termination, but the employer proves that it would have made the same...
| | Update: New Jersey Minimum Wage Bill Vetoed By Governor Christie
Sean J. Kirby; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 12, 2013 As widely anticipated, on Monday, January 28, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have increased the state’s minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, with future increases tied to the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). In vetoing the bill, Governor Christie instead...
| | SEC Freezes Assets and Brings Civil Charges against EB-5 Investor Visa Project
Mahsa Aliaskari, Dawn M. Lurie, John D. Tishler; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 In the first SEC enforcement action of its kind, the SEC announced on February 8, 2013 that it had filed civil charges against, and received an emergency order to freeze assets of, the Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago, a designated Regional Center under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor...
| | Country of Origin for Computer Software - U.S. Customs Finally Sheds Some Light on the Issue
David S. Gallacher; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 One of the most perplexing questions that has plagued the government contracting community in recent years relates to the country of origin for computer software. Where most government procurements restrict the purchase of products that were not manufactured or substantially transformed in an...
| | FTC Proposes Amendments To The Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules Regarding Withdrawal Of A Premerger Notification Filing
Malika Levarlet, Robert L. Magielnicki; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 8, 2013 On February 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to amend the Rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 regarding the withdrawal of a premerger notification filing. The amendments would add a new...
| | Free Trade Agreement Updates for 2012
David S. Gallacher; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 2012 saw several updates with regard to free trade agreements (“FTAs”) between the U.S. and its international trading allies. The most notable of these was the U.S.-Korea FTA (“KORUS”), but several other changes were made to the U.S. procurement regulations implementing...
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